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    You are very welcome. Keep me posted on how you progress those along. Let's get a quick look at the squat before you take off.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert Santana View Post
    You are very welcome. Keep me posted on how you progress those along. Let's get a quick look at the squat before you take off.

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    You are losing all tightness into the bottom and exhaling early. More importantly, your back angle is too vertical on the descent. So:

    1) Bend over early. Maybe warm up with a box since you are uncoached. This will force you to bend over and reach back.

    2) Slow the tempo down to eliminate that relaxation at the bottom.

    Fixing these things alone will help you move along.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert Santana View Post
    You are losing all tightness into the bottom and exhaling early. More importantly, your back angle is too vertical on the descent. So:

    1) Bend over early. Maybe warm up with a box since you are uncoached. This will force you to bend over and reach back.

    2) Slow the tempo down to eliminate that relaxation at the bottom.

    Fixing these things alone will help you move along.
    How the heck did you catch that I lose tightness at the bottom? You've got freak'n X-ray vision!

    I am guessing that I do that to help reach parallel. I'm sure I'm not the only lifter who started at my age that has difficulty reaching parallel.

    I will do my best to implement your advice, and keep you posted. THANKS!

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    I've done this once or twice. You are breaking parallel, you are just losing tightness to do so (I.e. dropping into the bottom versus actively lowering yourself).

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